Lasting -vs- Organic Farmingfrom a Dutch perspective

Cultivation

• Farming based on environment, nature, animal welfare and production methods and regulations.

• Use of ‘old methods’ without use of fertilizers and pesticides.

• Use of ‘new methods’ like biological pest control using ichneumon wasps.

• Farming based on highly productive and efficient methods.

• Use of fertilizers and pesticides is allowed and common practice.

• Intensive methods. Large number of plants or animals on as small as possible space.

One of the species of ichneumon wasps used as

biological pest-control.

Distribution

• In Australia and Europe there is a high percentage of organic farming.

• Based on contribution to the GNP there is a lot of organic farming in Latin America.

• Africa has a low level of professional farming.

• Farmers in North America are still highly focused on production levels above environment and animal welfare.

• In Asia there is a rising number of lasting farmers.

Intensive methods of farming are common practice in North

America and Europe.

Pesticides• Strict regulations for the use

of pesticides.

• High level of usage of ‘biological pesticides’.

• Low impact on the environment.

• No pile-up of pesticides in the food chains around the farms.

• Farmers try to eliminate all pests from their farms.

• Usage of high levels of pesticides.

• Damage to environment and even people because of aerial application.

Marketing

• Marketing based on ‘good feeling’ of customers.

• Buying an organic produced product gives people the feeling of ‘saving the world’.

• High prices due to more expensive production methods.

• Low prices have to trigger people to buy products from lasting farming.

• Extra additives used to improve taste and shelf-life and to make product more attractive.

• Much higher advertising

budget than the organic farmers can use.

Health• Lesser use of antibiotics.

• No use of grow supplies.

• No use of pesticides which is more healthy to eat but also it is more healthy to live next to an organic farm without pesticides.

• High use of antibiotics can cause resistance in bacteria and diseases.

• Use of grow supplies and fertilizers can affect the health of people.

• Certain places in this world suffer from a lack of control on the use of pesticides.

Pesticides can affect our health. In some places there is no control

on usage.

Regulations• Official labels:

– E.U. Organic Label– EKO Label

• Regulations for the use of pesticides.

• Animal welfare and environmental care are strictly regulated.

• Few rules for use of pesticides, grow supplies and fertilizers.

• No rules in certain countries around the world.

• Continuous high usage of additives is allowed.

Netherlands• Increasing acreage.

• Growing awareness amongst consumers.

• Increasing percentage of agriculture in the Netherlands.

• Strong lasting farming tradition.

• Large contribution to the Dutch GNP.

• Certain places in this world suffer from a lack of control on the use of pesticides.

Ecological farming is the choice for our

future!

Conclusion